SAINT

BARNABAS

CATHOLIC

CHURCH

PASTOR Rev. Monsignor Anthony R. Volz tvolz@stbindy.org

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr. Joseph Rautenberg jrautenberg@stbindy.org

DEACON Pat Bower pbower@stbindy.org

DEACON Jerry Matthews jmatthews@stbindy.org

EMERGENCY #317-886-4744

CONTACTS:

Parish Office .......... 317-882-0724 Parish Fax ............... 317-887-8932

School Office ......... 317-881-7422 School Fax .............. 317-887-8933

PARISH STAFF E-MAIL first initial, last name@stbindy.org

VIEW THE BULLETIN AND CHECK

OUT PARISH & SCHOOL INFOR-MATION AT WWW.STBINDY.ORG

WATCH THE CURRENT MASS ON-LINE. GO TO THE MAIN

PAGE OF OUR WEB PAGE.

MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: 8:30am, Monday-Friday Weekend Saturday 5pm, Sunday 7, 9,11am, 5pm

DAILY PRAYER SERVICE Morning: 7:30am, Monday-Friday Evening: Monday, 6pm

HEARING DEVICES/WHEELCHAIRS

are available in the Narthex. Ask an usher for assistance.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD During the 9am Sunday Mass Children, Kindergarten through 3rd grade, leave Mass to learn the weekly Gospel at their level.

ST. BARNABAS PARISH SCHOOL

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

RCIA CLASSES (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

8300 Rahke Road, Indianapolis, IN 46217

A Stewardship Parish, celebrating 52 years as a faith community

JANUARY 7, 2018

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PARISH STAFF

E-mail @

Emergency # 317-886-4744

Pastor Msgr. Tony Volz. . . . . . . . . . x223 Associate Pastor Fr. Joseph Rautenberg. . . . . x222 Deacon Pat Bower. . . . . . . 317-313-8010 Deacon Jerry Matthews. . . 317-441-3471

Pastoral Associate Patty Cain. . . . . . .317-319-2974 Parish Secretary Theresa Warner. . . . . . . . . . x221 Music Director Francesca LaRosa..flarosa@stbindy.org Director of Finance and Operations Meg Horcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . x253 Bookkeeper Connie Littrell. . . . . . . . . . . x252

Director of Facilities Greg Beckham. . . . . . . . . . . x271

Director of Faith Formation Christine Helle . . . . . . . . . . .x225 Director of Youth Ministry Mary Kate Becker . . . . . . . X224 Coordinator of Young Adults Preston Becker . . pbecker@stbindy.org

Director of Communications/Bulletin Carol Elias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X227 Renee Lange. . . . . . . . . . . . . X227

Principal Carissa Maddox. . . . . . . . . . x270 Asst. Principal Ryan Schnarr . .. . . . . . . . . . .x280 School Office Laura Bridgewater. . . . . . . . x248 Kathie McCarthy. . . . . . . . . .x269

Consider taking an hour to spend with Jesus who is in the Adoration Chapel waiting for you. Open hours in the Chapel:

If you are visiting our parish, we are glad to have you here and hope you will come back and pray with us. If you are new to the neighborhood, or looking for a church home, we hope you feel comfortable enough on your first visit to return. Call the parish office for information on our parish. St. Barnabas Catholic Church is a Stewardship Parish built on the four pillars of:

Current parishioners who must leave us should call the office with your date of departure. We’ll miss you and bid you God’s blessings!

Hospitality—All are Welcome Prayer—Centered on the Eucharist

Formation—Cradle to Grave Service—Outreach to Others

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If you can pray at these hours Contact Laurel Schiefelbein,

317-881-8797, cell 317-319-1200,

or schiefel.laurel@att.net.

WE NEED HOSTS FOR

COFFEE & DONUTS!

We need groups/individuals to sign up - everyone accepted!!

www.bit.ly/coffeeanddonuts1718

If you have a problem signing up on line, call the Office, 317-882-0724

or contact: Donna Williams donnapto.pres@gmail.com

Cindy Gosser gossercindy@hotmail.com

No Coffee and Donuts this weekend

WEBSITE: www.stbindy.org

FACEBOOK: St. Barnabas Catholic Church - Indianapolis

Parish Office Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Sunday the week before publication.

Submit items to: celias@stbindy.org

Would you like access to Catholic

books, movies, and CDs? Want to

learn more about our faith-maybe

start a group to learn with you?

FORMED.ORG has your answers!

Visit formed.org - Type in St. Barna-

bas’ code: 67583c. Create your own

login info -Look around and enjoy…

IT’S FREE! *If you’d like to start a

group to read a book or watch a

movie or go through a program to-

gether, contact Christine Helle for

more info chelle\ stbindy.org

Sunday

MIDNIGHT-1 AM 1-2 AM 2-3 AM 3-4 AM

Monday

— Tuesday —

Wednesday —

Thursday —

Friday 2-3 AM

Saturday 2-3 PM

MEN’S CLUB

50/50 JON LALLY coordinator

jlally21@gmail.com November 50/50 drawing was worth $4,805.00. #1265 was not a paying

player, making the December drawing estimated at $5,300

Pay for the year for just $50! ($10 savings compared to paying each month.) Begin by putting your money (and name) in an envelope into the collection basket. This supports our parish sports. #142859

December 24, 2017

Tithing $56,450.63

Visitor's Gifts 1,081.81

Total Gifts $57,532.44

Weekly Corporate Match Gifts $2,000.00

Other Donations:

Building Fund $200.00

Christmas $18,239.32

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MOMS - MINISTRY OF MOMS SHARING - AN EIGHT-WEEK SESSION BEGINS JANUARY 9TH AND IS OPEN TO ANY MOM— PARISHIONER OR NOT, CATHOLIC OR NOT, AND WHO HAS NOT ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN MOMS IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. There are 2 groups available—the “Young Mother’s” group and the “over 40” group. You become part of a very close group of women and you can decide how involved you care to be when the session has ended.

The Ministry of Moms Sharing (MOMS) mission is to create in women an awareness of the inner sacred self and teach them new ways to inspire, encourage and affirm each other. Through this personal and spiritual growth, women bring these gifts to the Christian community. Cost is $20. Registration forms are available at the church entrances. Return them to the basket or the Faith Formation Office.

Contact the MOMS coordinators, Tracy Daeger/Leah Matis

at saintbarnabasmoms@gmail.com.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED

THIS Sunday, January 7th After the 5 pm Mass

Help take down the Christmas trees and decorations in church!

VOCATION PRAYERS

Monday, January 8 - 7pm

Deacon Jerry Matthews will lead us in a rosary and Bene-diction at St. Barnabas, for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Why not make this a New Year’s Resolution to attend as many of these services as possible? It lasts less than an hour and means so much to the future of our Church.

CARDS

On Monday, January 8, fun loving card players will gather at St. Barnabas by 11:45 a.m. for an afternoon of cards, fellowship, and refreshments. You are welcome to bring a friend of any age and you do not have to belong to the parish. Questions or concerns call Ceil Woodard at 882-7464.. Hope to see you there!

On Mo

Benedict Inn Offers World Religions Program Series

The Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center is offering a

series on World Religions. Join us as we take a global look into the faiths of Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Journey with us as we explore how religions have shaped culture, changed history, and brought us together. This series is based upon the PBS series, Religions of the World.

Tuesday, January 9, 16, 23, 30 and February 13 & 20 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Cost is $25 per ses-sion or sign up for all 6 sessions and save $10. Presented by Sr. Angela Jarboe, OSB. Please call 317-788-7581 or visit our website at www.benedictinn.org for more information or to register.

Dear St. Barnabas Family,

It is with humble gratitude that we thank you for the many wonderful gifts and wishes you sent us during the Advent & Christmas season. It has been our honor and privilege to serve

you at Christmas and all year; and even more than that, it has been a blessing to be served by all of you.

Please accept our sincere thanks for all the gifts, food, cards, and wishes! May God Bless You All, Msgr Tony and Father Joe

Stewardship December 31, 2017

Tithing $120,512.66

Visitor's Gifts 948.51

Total Gifts $121,461.17

Weekly Corpo-rate Match Gifts $0.00

Other Dona-tions:

Building Fund $5.00

Special Collection-St. Vincent de Paul Soci- $2,251.09

Special Collection-Solemnity of Mary $1,122.03

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Meditation

5&6 Grade Youth Ministry

Prayer and Breakfast: Please join us for our next Prayer and Breakfast on Tuesday, January 9 from 7:00-7:25 AM in McNally Hall. We will have donuts, milk, juice, & great prayer time to start our day!

7&8 Grade Youth Ministry

Winter Retreat: The retreat will be Friday, January 12- Saturday, January 13 at Pyoca Retreat Center! St. Barnabas School Ministry Lunch Bunch: 7&8 Grade Youth who attend St. Barnabas School are welcome to join youth ministry during Study Hall and Lunch Period for Lunch Bunch on Wednesday, January 24. Please bring your lunch and meet us in McNally Hall for Lunch Bunch. We will eat lunch, play a game, and pray together!

Tweet of the Week

“Heaven doesn’t value what you have, but what

you give.”

Tweet by Pope Francis; follow him on Twitter

@pontifex

High School Youth Ministry (Grades 9-12)

Service Opportunity:

On February 3, Roncalli is hosting the Junior High Youth Rally for 6-8th grade. Please let Mary Kate know if you’re interested in helping.

Mission Trip Online Applications are LIVE! This year, due to how many teens are interest-ed in attending St. B youth ministry's summer mission trip, there is an application process for high school teens wanting to attend the mission trip. You will need to complete the following essay questions below, and submit by Monday, January 22, 2018.

From there, a small committee of parish staff and youth ministry adult leaders will select who will attend the summer mission trip based on the applications they receive. There are 26 spots open for teens to attend our mission trip with Youth Works organization to New Orleans, LA. Our Mission Trip will be Sunday, July 14-Sunday, July 21, 2018. Any questions, please email Mary Kate Becker (Youth Minister) at mbecker@stbindy.org Thank you!

https://goo.gl/forms/

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ST. ANTHONY & HOLY TRINITY FOOD PANTRY

“the little pantry that could”

The pantry is always in need of hygiene items such as shampoo, deodorant, tooth-paste, and toilet paper. Thanks to everyone for their generosity!

YOGA SPIRITUAL STRETCH

For all parishioners ages 16+. There is no charge, no sign-up! Do at your own level.

MONDAYS - JAN 8, 22 & 29 8-9 PM, Upper Room

Watch the bulletin and TV screen in the

narthex for the monthly schedule!

Catholic Charities Indianapolis sponsors care-giver support groups for family members/friends who are caregivers of older adults. Monthly meetings are open to current caregivers as a way to share and learn from each other. Please confirm attendance. For more information, contact Monica Woodsworth at 317-261-3378 or mwoodsworth@archindy.org.

Southside: Location: St. Mark Catholic School, 541 E Edgewood Ave.

Upcoming 2018 dates: No January group, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16, 5/21, 6/18

SUMMER 2018 ST. BARNABAS SPONSORED MISSION TRIPS

COME SEE WHAT GOD SEES!

MISSION INFORMATION NIGHT

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

7 - 9 PM

Church Meeting Room

The current planned trips are:

- St. Joseph Mission in Keams Canyon, AZ

June 2-9

- St. Bonaventure Indian Mission,

Thoreau, New Mexico, June 9-16

- Tijuana, Mexico, July 7-14

- Ecuador, June 30-July 14

Stop by our table in the narthex on

REACHING OUT SUNDAY

January 13/14 weekend

During the Christmas Season from December 24th, until the Sunday after the Epiphany, we reflect upon the mystery of love that is made visible in the birth and early childhood of Christ.

Christmas

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The Living Rosary

Thank you for all who signed up for The Living Rosary. Please remember January 1, 2018, to begin praying the next decade from the schedule you were given. If anyone would like to sign up, it is never too late!

Contact Mary Ann Evans at (317) 985-1950 or marye356@gmail.com

Putting Our Faith into Action

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Hunger and Disease in Somalia. Three consecutive below-average rainy seasons have resulted in persistent drought, pro-jected to last until at least next year. One million Somalis have been forced from their homes by hunger and conflict, and an estimated 3.1 million people are in need of emergency assistance. Lack of clean water led to a severe cholera outbreak, which peaked at more than 75,000 reported cases, many of them fatal. The most pressing need is for clean water, sanita-tion and hygiene support. Informal displacement camps have sprung up in urban areas. Many families arrive there with only what they could carry when they fled on foot. Camp conditions are extremely poor and more people arrive daily. CRS is providing safe drinking water, hygiene kits, outreach sessions and messages to teach people about hygiene, food assistance for 9,000 families, mobile clinics and training for health workers to treat malnutrition and communicable diseases. Learn more at sharejourney.org.

As Catholics, we recognize that prayer is of the utmost importance, an invaluable contribution to helping the poor overseas. It

guides our actions; it binds us in solidarity to one another and connects us more deeply with the grace that flows from God. To

that end, on Saturday, January 27 at 2:00 pm, we will pray a Rosary in the adoration chapel for our brothers and sisters in

Somalia who continue to suffer from drought. All are welcome; please join us!

HOLY DAYS of Obligation - 2018

Wednesday, August 15th:

Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary

Thursday, November 1st:

All Saints Day

Saturday, December 8th:

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Tuesday, December 25th:

Christmas

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Notable Dates

Wednesday, February 14th: Ash Wednesday

Sunday, April 1st: Easter

Sunday, May 13th: Ascension of the Lord

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Boy Scout Troop 564 will be hosting their 19th Annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 21st from 7:30 to 11am. Tickets are $5 per person; age 4 and under are free. Tickets will be sold beginning

January 6/7 and 13/14 after Masses, and at the door on January 21st. Come join us in the fun and have delicious pancakes!

Indiana Women’s Prison - Update

When I was on the PLUS Unit where I mentor, one of the ladies told me they had been crocheting baby hats for Riley, but are

out of yarn. If you see a good buy on baby colors and would like to donate some yarn, I would be happy to deliver it. Ceil Woodard @ (317) 881-7464

Do A Good Deed Every Day!

Boy Scout Troop 564 from St. Barnabas is hosting their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on January 21, 2018. The scouts would appreciate your help in making this our most suc-cessful breakfast ever. You can help by donating items that can be used for either door prizes or raffle items. Practically anything can be of use to us. Logo merchan-dise is ideal for use as our door-prize give-aways. This is an excellent opportunity to help promote your local business as periodic announcements will be made throughout the morning thanking you for your help. Cash donations will be used to offset the cost of the breakfast. Please contact Gregory Kile at (317) 523-6467 or gregorykile@sbcglobal.net for more information or to arrange a pick-up. Thank you for your consideration!

NCYC Youth Reflection By: Harrison Koppenhofer – Senior at Roncalli High School

The National Catholic Youth Conference was an amazing experience for me.

Not only did it serve as an escape from the stress of school, but also as an opportunity to strengthen my relationship with God. I was able to participate in a Mass like no other in Lucas Oil Stadium with an outrageous amount of other youth. NCYC was an absolute privilege to attend this conference and allowed me to grow in my faith. It’s certainly not hard to see God working at this conference. For me, I was inspired by the keynote speakers. The speakers were absolutely phenomenal and helped to ignite certain ideas within my mind. NCYC made me realize that there is so much more to the Catholic faith and it is so much larger than my little high school bubble. I was able to experience the joy of my religion and to experience it with others my age. NCYC opened my eyes to see the diversity, strength, and power of the young Church. Overall, this experience was a well-rounded event where I was able to see the best Christian artists, outstanding public speakers, and the most faith-filled youth. NCYC made me realize that this conference is the living body of Christ. Seeing this was extremely reassuring to me knowing that my faith is not dead or made up. My faith is very real and that was proven through my experience at NCYC.

REMEMBER OUR ILL PARISHIONERS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. Contact our Pastoral

Associate, or the Parish Secretary (information under staff, page 2); or go to www.stbindy.org. then prayer/worship.

Jan Arvin Marty Beckham Laura Bennett Austin Bond Jilly Bond Hellis Borst Betty Bruno Owen Bostock Rosemary Cox Regina Cutney Tony Dennis Jeff Epler Bob Evans Alan Franklin Jeff Gindling Linda/Steve Godfrey John Gutzwiller

Jim Hanley Ken Haupt William Hendel Robert Hermann Beth Hillan Lois Holzer Carol Kavanaugh Sue Kavanaugh Garry Kegley Shelby Laney Ron Litz Sue Malham Phil McInnes Al Meadlo Nathan & PJ Milto John Minor Elizabeth Myers Bonnie Pickard

Acacia Puleo Patricia Rakausky Dolores Richardson David Ruiz Leota Ruiz Tony Samaras Molly Sanders Rosa Maria Santos John Sheehan Dolores Stiener Dora Northcutt Trittipo Tom Utterback Joyce Wamsley Tom Wamsley Bernie Watson Jane Wolsiffer Rosemary Wyss Phyllis Zinser

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WEEK OF JANUARY 7, 2018

Sun Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Joseph Huelseman

Mon

Is 2:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 or Acts 10:34-38 Matthew Perronie

Tues 1 Sm 1:9-20/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/ Michael Prakasam

Wed 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20/Ps 40:2 Sisters of Notre Dame

Thurs 1 Sm 4:1-11/Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25 [27b]/Mk 1:40-45 Sam Rosko

Fri 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Ps 89:16-17, 18-19 [2]/Mk 2:1-12 Khui Sang

Sat 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2a/Mk-2:13-17 Issac Siefker

Sun 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1-Cor 6:13c-15a,-17-20/Jn Evan Smith

Please pray for ordained religious, men and women, and the seminarians with the daily readings below.

Question for Children: In your life, who helps you to see Jesus in other people, such as a classmate or a friend?

Question for Youth: The star guided the Magi to Jesus. What are the people or events who have guided you in your relation-ship with Jesus?

Question for Adults: How this past week did you demonstrate God’s love at home and at work?

PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

BAPTISMS

EVELYN THERESE HOSTY

DAUGHTER OF THOMAS HOSTY JR. AND ELIZABETH EADS

MURPHY ROSE SYBERG

DAUGHTER OF JOSHUA SYBERG AND MOLLY CAHILL

QUENTIN MICHAEL WILKERSON

SON OF MICHAEL WILKERSON AND CHRISTINE BURT

St. Vincent dePaul is totally dependent on volunteers to complete our mission. We could not do this without people like you. If you would like to volunteer your time & talents, contact Dawn Lane at (317) 881-2175 or Dawn_m_lane @yahoo.com

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Melissa-Karen Koors/Lucille Koors

Parish Bob Callon/Bunco Ladies Club Dave Heise/Kathy-Steve Heath Bill Mathauer/Bill-Sallie Bruns

Poor Souls in Purgatory

Sarah Warner/Martha Jo Hering

Steve Dillon/Hosty Family

Thomas Tony/Family

Eleanor Smith/Joe-Kathy Doyle

Doug Capper/Steur Family

Parish Dwayne Sowers/Pam Pierle Charlie Staab/Elias Family Debbie Allard/Pauline Ponto

LITURGICAL MINISTERS January 13/14, 2018 Remember it is everyone’s responsibility to get a sub if you are not able to serve as scheduled.

Mass Coordin. Lectors Ushers Ex.Min. Servers Music Ministry

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 7

8AM EPIPHANY BRUNCH—HALL 10AM ERE—CAFE/CLASSROOMS 11AM CHIN COMMUNITY —UPR

12 NOON BBB—GYM 12 NOON MOMS—FFO

MONDAY, JANUARY 8 TUESDAY, JANUARY 9

12 NOON XYZ CARDS—HALL 3:15PM BELLS—CHR 5PM BBB—GYM 6PM ROSARY—CHAPEL 6:15PM ADULT BELLS—CHR 7PM VOCATIONS ROSARY—CHR

7AM PRAYER/BREAKFAST-YOUTH- HALL 9AM ENL—HALL 11AM ST VDP-CHANGING LIVES-CMR 5PM BBB—GYM 5PM WRESTLING—UPR & HALL 5PM EXEC COMM PPC—CMR 6PM MOMS—LIBRARY 7PM PRAYER GROUP—NAR 7:30PM BOY SCOUTS—HALL 7:30PM ADULT CHOIR—CHR

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11

2:45PM ROBOTICS —HALL 4PM ROBOTICS—HALL 4:30PM RCIC— CMR 5PM WRESTLING—UPR 5PM BBB—GYM 6:30PM RCIA—RM 104 6:30PM SCOUT DEN MTG– HALL 7PM ST VDP—FFO

9AM ENL—HALL 2PM CONFESSION 2:45 BOY’S CHOIR—CMR 5 PM BBB– GYM 5PM WRESTLING—UPR 5PM WRESTLING—1/2 HALL 6PM MOMS—LIBRARY 6:30PM 1ST RECONCILIATION—CHR 7PM BIBLE STUDY—RM 104

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 SATURDAY, JANUARY 13

STEM DAY 5PM BBB—GYM

9AM BBB—GYM 9AM CHIN CONVERSATION—CAFE 2PM CHIN COMMUNITY—UPR 4PM CONFESSIONS 5PM MASS 5PM RONCALLI SWIM TEAM-MASS 6PM RONCALLI SWIM TEAM 7PM AVB—GYM

9AM COFFEE & DONUTS—HALL 10AM ERE—CAFE/CLASSROOMS

11AM CHIN COMMUNITY—UPR 12 NOON BBB—GYM